nabs Synonyms

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to seize suddenly, to catch or seize in arrest, to seize and take into custody, steal entry 1 sense 2a

The police officer nabs the thief as he attempts to flee the scene.
The security guard nabs the suspected shoplifter at the exit.
The hunter nabs the deer with his trusty rifle.
The detectives nabs the suspect involved in the jewelry heist.
The bailiff nabs the witness who fails to appear at the court hearing.
The warden nabs the escapee trying to climb over the prison wall.
The cheetah nabs its prey with lightning-fast speed.
The game warden nabs the poacher who had illegally killed endangered species.
The animal control officer nabs the stray dog that had been roaming the neighborhood.
The coast guard nabs the drug runners attempting to smuggle cocaine into the country.

to seize suddenly, to catch or seize in arrest, to seize and take into custody, steal entry 1 sense 2a

apprehends, arrests, grabs, detains,seizes, commits, nicks, catches, picks up, pinches

discharges, springs, liberates,frees, releases, loosens, looses,emancipates, unchains,unbinds

The police officer nabs the thief as he attempts to flee the scene.

The security guard nabs the suspected shoplifter at the exit.

The hunter nabs the deer with his trusty rifle.

The detectives nabs the suspect involved in the jewelry heist.